Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-05


| general favorite with the old md young
0y reason Of 2 peculiar current Of common
sense end usefulness underlying intense
61thueiasm in the coed things Of life.
Size possessed many faults, hut she w2s
devoted daughter, faithful friend, end
e an id0lstrou3 wife; ell the feEv0r Of
aer poetic ma u-e IS now merged into oAe
channel.
The vein Of sanspCugDess which char
@ctesiz3s much Of her poetry rLgns ali
through her personality, tastes and dis
posiG0a, but is fortunately governed sua
guided By strong common sense. a sy-
b2rite by nature, she can adap. herself e
any condition lie may impose.
AS e gil she brought much adverse crit
iotsm upon herself from the severe judges
Of he world. through 100 grest love c:
pleasure ard admiration, too voluptaoue
and uncaretuI literary methods, and s
hastY temper.
Time has cured ali these faults save ths
latter.
The lair poetess is perfect little TEN
pest when aroused, which is never s. tn
Out fir cause. An eye witness Of one OF
h3s l2ie justifa5Ia storms, ssid 10 me that
che felt as il she wanted lightning roo
bout her person Of the tine. In one OF
her Own poems she gays: 1.-THE angel
lurked under the demon in ne"
Somebody hiss minated t1at she pos
sessed 'A COED deal more CT TIE former
bua the latter has been more highly cult1
waited"
TIE wife Of one OF WisconsIn's million,
aire king tells me shat II her native state
The gifted pcetess IVES more beloved fol-
her personal qualities than her iptellec1u-
atty, aud msny loved the WOMEN VIII
would not indorse her writings. Sinct
her nSrriege she has published bat one
b0ok, "Mal Mcglle," 8 novel, striking
and remarkable work in it's way, but ial.
of rev aud advarcad ideas fer which Inc
public is not ready.
M&Ry g sermon Will hayo to be preached
70 cover the ground Nal MoUlIe has done
Her poems have noTicaabIy improved in
refneme9t and strength since marriage
This is due no doubt to constant associn-
ton with one OF the ablest and most cui-
tuEed literary critics of the day.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox has 8 delicate bui
vigorous physique. A casual observer
would not imagine her twenty eight.
Naturally Of d joyous and happy DISPOSE
ton she IS subject 30 periods Of profound
melancholy. She dresses quietly on the
street and ortisticallY in the house. The
literary circles of New York have ser the
seal Of commentator upon her work and
she is received with open arms in some Of
the mostdaughtiuI social circles in the city
Her benevolence is unique as her tslent
a constant source Of distress to her il
this regard is being compelled by bitter
lessons Of experience to close her pocket
| book before the demands Of the unworthy
and limit her charities to cases which she
personally investigates. One OF he1
strongest characteristics is her deep re-
ugious faith coupled with intolerance o.
creads. She seldom attends church bu
has the most implicit faith in prayer
| Sincerity and truth ere her cardinal viz
tues. The favor OF kings end prircei
could not tempt her to depart from these
She is fearlessly and fearfully frank, ye
gains and retains more friends than thos'
who rely upon policy to carry then
through the world. do not believe il
magnetism but If any enc il the worit
ever did possess it she does. One critic
has said, "She draws al men 10 her snC
almost all women" So successful
woman, she has few if any i'll wishers
being possessed OF a faculty OF disarmini
rivalry. 1 attribute this TO her SINGER
and Interested pleasure in the success Q
others.
Mrs. Wilcox lost her only child, Lowell
boy, after ore brief day Of life, last Nay
| She is now making her home IN New Yorl
city, near the Central PARK, in : cosy it'll
mast of rooms most srsisticeIly decorated
| WILLIAM J. Box.